A 74-year-old Italian woman was shocked to find a live grenade in a sack of potatoes she had bought at a market.
Olga Mauriello, from a small town near Naples, had put the potatoes into water to peel them when she discovered the mud-covered, pine cone-shaped grenade.

She alerted the neighbours, who in turn called the police.

Officers detonated the grenade on Wednesday in a park in the town of San Giorgio Cremano. It is thought to have come from a farm in France.

The grenade had no safety pin and was still active. It is believed to be a type used by the US Army in Europe during World War II.

It's frightening to think just how much unexploded ordinance is likely still scattered throughout Europe as a result of both world wars. Considering the millions upon millions of shells, bombs, and grenades that were used by all sides, there's bound to be a lot sill buried with dud fuses but intact charges. I read an article a while back that pointed out they're still finding unexploded shells in the farmlands of Belgium and France from the First World War.